search directory on linux code example

Example 1: find folder linux

find / -type d -name 'folder_name'

Example 2: find folder in linux

find / -name "dir-name-here"

Example 3: find folder recursively

Extremely useful command!!
In Mac and Linux: Define directory where to search as "." for current directory
and then specify the name or regex of file or folder to find.

find . -name "foo*"  

In Windows: Define "/s" for a recursively search and name or regex of file or
folgder to search

dir /s "foo*"